Description of vitamin B1
Vitamin B1, or thiamine, is one of the water-soluble vitamins. Its discovery dates back to 1910.
What is the role of vitamin B1?
Once assimilated, thiamine is transformed in the liver into thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), which is the active form of vitamin B1.
TPP is essential for the activity of several enzymes. In particular, it allows the production of energy from carbohydrates (sugars).
It also participates in the degradation of alcohol.
Vitamin B1 is essential for the proper functioning of the brain and the entire nervous system, which essentially uses carbohydrates as fuel.
It is also important for the muscles.
TPP is also used to develop thiamine triphosphate, which is a neuromediator.
Vitamin B1 interacts in the body with other vitamins of the B group: B2, PP or B3, B5, B6, B9.
